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黑洞

hēi dòng · hei dong

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Meaning

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  1. (astronomy) black hole
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  1. Liangliang

    电视(diànshì)里(lǐ)说(shuō)，黑洞(hēidòng)会(huì)把(bǎ)光(guāng)也(yě)吃掉(chīdiào)。

    The TV says a black hole can swallow even light.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那(nà)黑洞(hēidòng)里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Really? Then what is inside a black hole?

  3. Liangliang

    没人(méirén)知道(zhīdào)，因为(yīnwèi)光(guāng)出不来(chūbùlái)。

    Nobody knows, because light can't get out.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)房间(fángjiān)也(yě)是(shì)黑洞(hēidòng)，东西(dōngxi)进去(jìnqù)就(jiù)找不到(zhǎobudào)了(le)。

    My room is a black hole too. Things go in and can't be found.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)也(yě)在(zài)黑洞(hēidòng)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Then are your socks in the black hole too?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)黑洞(hēidòng)里(lǐ)找(zhǎo)袜子(wàzi)。

    Yes, I'm going into the black hole to find my socks.

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2 examples
01

黑(hēi)洞(dòng)周(zhōu)围(wéi)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)要(yào)流(liú)逝(shì)得(de)慢(màn)得(de)多(duō)。

Time ticks by more slowly around a black hole.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)大(dà)星(xīng)系(xì)的(de)中(zhōng)心(xīn)都(dōu)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)超(chāo)大(dà)质(zhì)量(liàng)黑(hēi)洞(dòng)。

Most large galaxies have a central supermassive black hole.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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